• Prince Akabla

Three dates, in particular, were turning points in touching the hearts of Ivorians.

• Maher Mezahi

Our host of the African Five-a-Side podcast kicks off his coverage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire.

• Maher Mezahi

On the this week's episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we head to Zambia to name our final starter, an African president who actually liked football.

• Maher Mezahi

In this week's episode of the African Five-a-side podcast, we delve into how Guinea's first president, and our midfield destroyer, said "No" to France and "Yes" to football.

• Jörg Wiegratz
• J. Simon Rofe

Sports on the continent are being commercialized at a rapid rate. What’s driving it?

• Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

Africa’s biggest spectacle is happening soon. What does it take to host the African Cup of Nations?

• Maher Mezahi

The African Five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five African heads of state and their influence on football. This week, we introduce our striker.

• Maher Mezahi

This week on the African Five-a-side podcast, we take a look at the kick off of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

• Lee Nxumalo

Something’s different about the reaction to South Africa’s victory at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, its fourth title.

• Maher Mezahi

Up next in the African Five-a-side podcast, we name our central defender, and explain how Ghana's first president boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and won two Afcons.

• Maher Mezahi

In the latest episode of the African five-a-side podcast, we name our goalkeeper.

• Dawson McCall

The successes of elite Kenyan athletes should not distract from the ways ordinary Kenyans are using it to make meaning for themselves.

• Maher Mezahi

Africa Is a Country is proud to introduce a new podcast focused on the politics and cultural relevance of football on the African continent.

• William Shoki

This week on the Africa Is a Country podcast, we discuss the politics and spectacle of African football with Maher Mezahi.

• Marilene Felinto

Who is the black John Kennedy? A Brazilian footballer.

• Fungai Machirori

Zimbabwean cricketing legend Heath Streak’s career mirrors many of the unresolved tensions of race and class in Zimbabwe. Yet few white Zimbabwean sporting figures are able to stir interest and conversation across the nation’s many divides.

• C.S. Chiwanza

The South African bowler, Kagiso Rabada, is arguably one of the best to play test cricket, and could retire as South Africa’s highest wicket-taker if the country plays more red-ball cricket.

• Steven Friedman

In South African cricket, almost three decades after white rule ended, “local talent” means “local white talent,” even if you’re the national team captain.

• William Shoki

On the South African Department of Tourism's pending sponsorship deal with Premier League football club, Tottenham Hotspur.

• Afua Ansong

The Ghanaian game, Ampe, is an education in Blackness and womanhood.